No comments about Visual Basic: For MS-DOS by Example (Programming Series).

No comments about Wiley Pathways Introduction to Programming using Visual Basics Project Manual (Wiley Pathways).

5 comments about Advanced Programming in Visual Basic 6.0 w/Cd.

1. if you don't have much experience in any programming languages and want to learn VB, this book is good for you. easy to read and understand. book contents many examples



2. This book was the text book in college for my class. It is an above average book. If you go through the exercises, you will know the subjects well. My suggestion would be, if it is part of your curriculum, then you buy it. If you are really into learning advanced VB or VB.NET, I suggest Deitel series.



3. I have been learning VB6 on and off for about 1 year now. I am teaching myself via books, I bought the "Programming in visual basic 6.0" by the same aurthors to start with. That book I found to be excellent, and started me on projects. I decided to buy "advanced Programming in visual basic 6.0". This book is also good and easy to follow, however, alot of the content is almost identicle to the first book, I would say 60% of this book is covered in the previous edition. Three stars for teaching what I already have been tought by the first book.



4. I have about 12 Visual Basic 6 books. This by far goes into detail into things I normally do in VB than any other of the books I have.
   
   This book covers good ground on things such as using the explaining VB's controls and covers ADO better in a quicker time than most books. I still use this book a lot when I am working on legacy stuff.
   
   If you are creating standalone applications in VB6 with database activities, this book is a must-have and invaluable.
   
   Everybody seems to have different opinions on programming books, see any book and look at the plethora of different reviewer responses. This book has helped me personally too many times to count. Julia, you Rock!!



5. This is actually a really good book. I used this text to learn Advanced VB 6.0 after I learned from the preceeding text, Beginning Programming in Vsual Basic 6.0, and I still use it when writing typical VB app projects. The book is excellent at showing how various controls are used and manipulated in code as well as visually using the IDE. Makes good examples of a coding techniques, SDI/MDI, control properties, Let-Set-Get, classes, modules, VB OOP, forms, ADO, and reports generation. Also explains ActiveX Components, DHTML, and publishing for distribution. What I liked most about the authors approach is the that the code is very easy to follow and makes perfect sense. The book also explains using code to control the program instead of relying completely on the RAD aspect of VB, which is easy to do since you can actually write a complete application without writing a single line of code. Unfortunately, some points of interest are difficult to find weeks after completing a chapter, as they are not always documented in the TOC. I also didn't like that each subject or technique being demonstrated adds more functionality to a project started in a previous chapter. This was a relatively minor thing compared to the usefulness of the book. Overall, a very good learning text when used in a classroom the way the author intended. All of the sample code works and it's code you can actually use---that alone is worth at least 4 stars.

5 comments about Visual Studio .NET: The .NET Framework Black Book.

1. If you want to know how to use the .NET framework this is a great book for you - particularly if you are using VB.NET since the examples are all in VB.NET instead of C. The layout is great and make sure to look at the in-depth sections - that's where all the meat is. I had used 3 other books but threw them away after I got this one.



2. The comments about the VB.net bias and the fairly sparse IDE examples are correct (though you do get a modest share of C#, and a smidgen of managed C++). Fortunately, I approached this book as a newcomer to Windows programming who's just bought VB.Net Standard, installed the dotNet SDK, and wants to know what can be done with it. As such, this is a great resource. And as a proponent of actually knowing how to code as opposed to knowing how to use a GUI, the "notepad development" tendency was right up my alley. ... I found this book for a steep discount, but after reading it I would have paid full price--bearing in mind my situation/desires.



3. Having read (most of) Beginning VB.NET Second Edition from Wrox, I find myself having a good grounding in VB.NET (just so you know, I have been learning VB.NET for 3 weeks (with no prior vb experience whatsoever)). My first recommendation is go and buy that book, its worth every penny. Once you have read that book and trust me, you will have learnt more than you thought possible, then go and buy this one.

   What I like about this book is that is really in a way expands on everything I learnt in the first one. Now that I have some experience and know what I am looking for, I find myself thinking, 'how can I add this feature to my app, or how can I achieve this task'.

   This book has vast snippets of how to use the additional controls and features not discussed in the Wrox book. I wouldn't recommend starting with this book as the Wrox book is much better to start with.

   I find the writing style in this book quite good, but after only 3 weeks of programming I don't really need my hand to be held anymore, I just need a brief explanation of how do something - this book delivers.

   I particularly like the way the book is divided into Framework sections. I have found many snippets from other books that deliver a section of code, tell you how it works, but neglect to mention that you need to import a particular namespace...so the code just doesn't work...

   Enough said. If you have the Wrox one, then buy this one next.




4. I have little to no prior experience to vb.net so I didn't want to get a book that didn't go in to any details or did not explain why things work the way they do because the author may assume that you know what's going on. This is by far the best .Net book I've read so far and I'm only on Chapter 4. If you want to learn VB.net, order this book!



5. This is a 'must have' for any VB.Net or C# programmer. Extensive .net background and excellent examples.

5 comments about Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming.

1. I really did not know SQL but after reading this book i passed the SQL MCDBA exams and got certified.



2. After all the ballyhoo on this book, I went and bought it. Frankly, I'm disappointed. Were there pages missing or did old Rob forget about T-SQL error handling? With SQL Server 2000 on the street much of what you see here is old hat. Current books cover SQL 2000. This one doesn't. For a guy that apparently spends more times in newsgroups than he does with the product, the self-important style is inappropriate. Go and earn your stripes, Rob.



3. I have read both books that Rob Vieira has written on SQL Server (Professional SQL Server 7.0 Programming and Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming) and have found that both books are great for mastering SQL Server. There is still a lot of SQL Server 7.0 applications and databases out there in the real world. If you are assigned to develop or maintain such a database, you need to read this book. You could combine this with Thearon Willis' book "Beginning Visual Basic SQL Server 7.0" to get a better understanding of using SQL Server 7.0 and Visual Basic 5.0/6.0 together (and also ADO/RDO/DAO).



4. If you do a lot of in depth SQL coding then this book is great! If you are looking for a beginners guide this might not be the best place to start, however if you've already got the concepts and some experience at coding then this book can help gain an even greater depth of skill.



5. The book is in very good condition, better than it described, shipping and package was excellent, a very good buy.

4 comments about Visual C# .NET Programming.

1. This is the book to buy if you want to learn C# and the .NET Framework. But, specific topics aside, it is just really a very good read about programming. I particularly have found useful the material on type conversion and regular expressions.

   I found some other things cool and lots of fun -- the "Guns, Germs, and Steel" OOP application simulating the life cycle of tribes, city states and nations, for example. (Let's hope we don't run into the "Borg Civilization" ).

   I also enjoyed the "Dinosaur" class examples, the demonstration of how to use map data from TerraServer, the MSMQ apps, and the material on web services as architecture.

   In addition to the good programming information, this is a lucid and literate book that uses quotations from Dickens, Thackeray, and others to make its points. Highly recommended!




2. Who ever heard of a programming book that demonstrates an application enabling users to set up and follow the fortunes of whole societies? A sort of SIM-CITY in miniature. Meanwhile Harold Davis enables you to master Microsoft's new C#.NET programming language with all of its object oriented features and its power in designing web applications.



3. Granted, the author states "this book is to teach you and OTHER EXPERIENCED PROGRAMMERS..." but he also states something along the lines of "no previous programming experience is absolutely necessary..." but in the first chapter about web services, he never says more than 2 sentences about what a web service really is. How is it different from an ASP.NET web application? I had to get the answer from the book "Introducing MS.NET." Also, the author assumes you have experience with VB, because he doesn't note when he uses VB-exclusive features (such as a Property Get statement) in C#. Not recommended for beginning programmers with no experience of VB.



4. As an experienced programmer new to c#, .net and even asp, I found Harold Davis' book to be very good and bringing me up to speed in a wide variety of areas. Don't expect to become an expert after reading this book, that's not the intent of this book. It gives clear, concise explanations and examples in a wide range of topics. I believe it makes an excellent introductory book to .net and c# for experienced programmers.

5 comments about Visual Basic Developer's Guide to ADO.

1. Mr. Gunderloy's book makes for very good reading. It is by far the most well written Visual Basic book that I have come across. Unfortunately, most of the really interesting things in the book require ADO version 2.5--which apparently only comes with Windows 2000. There's nothing more irritating than having to use the Microsoft web site and then discovering the download you need is not available.



2. Mr. Gunderloy's book makes for very good reading. It is by far the most well written Visual Basic book that I have come across. Unfortunately, most of the really interesting things in the book require ADO version 2.5--which apparently Microsoft released and then unreleased. There's nothing more irritating than having to use the Microsoft web site and then discovering the download you need is not available. Microsoft is supposed to re-release ADO 2.5 on February 17, 2000. When it does, this book will be very useful.



3. I just Purchased: Visual Basic® Developer's Guide to ADO by: Mike Gunderloy

   At this line of code in the very first example : Private WithEvents mcnn As ADODB.Connection

   I get this Error: Missing: Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.5 Library

   Microsoft.com/data does not publish ADO 2.5 yet




4. I am new to ADO and wanted detailed info on how to get around the new recordsets, modify them, bind them etc. This handbook will gloss over lots of points including ADO controls, Data environments, recordsets etc, but does not go into details. I would not recommend this book.



5. Coming from a known expert on VB, SQL and Microsoft technologies, I was glad to read this title and not be let down. This book gives you a solid overview and gave me what I needed to know about ADO. Its a good read.

No comments about VISUAL BASIC 2005.

3 comments about Visual C++ for Visual Basic Developers.

1. This is a great book! I've been working the past few months to transition from VB to C++, and have worked through several books. But most of them took many concepts for granted that left me in the dark. This book explains VC++ from a VB standpoint and has answered all my questions that other books didnt even touch.



2. This is a terrible book. Do not waste your money. As an experienced VB developer new to C++, I found this book to be so poorly written and organized that it was almost totally useless. I've read piles of books on different languages and technologies so this is not a frustrated nubie complaining here.
   Don't be fooled by the title. After a sloppy review of C and C++ the book gets to it's real focus: Writing components for VB in C and C++. If this is your focus, you may find some useful info in a couple of chapters. Otherwise, don't bother.
   I recommend Core C++ by Victor Shtern. Very thorough and well written. Then just read the documentation that comes with Visual C++ before spending your money on another book.



3. this was gathering dust on my shelf.

   i used is the other day as it had a lot of good reference material.

5 comments about VB.NET: Your Visual Blueprint for Building Versatile Programs on the .NET Framework (With CD-ROM).

1. I highly recommend this book to any person wanting to learn VB. Richard Bowman did an excellent job keeping things clear and concise. This is a must have for anyone wanting to learn VB. This book is the best I have seen in years.



2. Easy and fast introduction to VB .NET - gives you the basics and more in an easily digested manner. I like the visual approach that helps in remembering things and easily create a "mental map" of VB.



3. There is a good book for beginners. Few things to note there are errors cropping up in his later chapters like the windows service installer excercises and asynchronous callback example, the update in edit data in datagrid. The last three chapters were very clumpsily put together in which someone with 7 years of exp cannot put together why they were even there when the explanation and example were of poor quality. Don't get me wrong, this is a very good dummies book, however after finishing the blueprint examples, a vb.net beginner wrox book would be the next book one should go for to fill in the gaps



4. I am a web developer that wanted to learn how to get into the .NET game. This book was a great start. It quickly helped me learn how to use Visual Studio as well as how to start programming in VB. 70% of the book uses windows forms in the examples, 20% of the book uses web forms, and 10% uses console related examples. Overall, I really like the book and would recommend it to anyone that needed a starting point in .NET and Visual Studio. I only wish that the sections on web based (asp.net) forms were expanded. Unfortunately the asp.net counterpart to this book is written in C# by another author and is no where near as good as this book... bummer!



5. Looked promising but the early code examples failed to run as predicted. The book assumes that they will and offers no help when they do not. Several code example failures, no response to emails requesting help, days of frustration and I was off looking for another book.